1910
Trust a Tenner to be in the right place at the right time - when an unusual and "earth-shaking" event takes place - like the beginning of the end of our time-honored Hanover Inn. Bucky Allen "was on hand to see the first blow from the wreckers' ball; very sad occasion" states Bucky's note, "with an army of townspeople at the curb." Bucky has a grandson who will finish at Deerfield Academy in June and is looking towards his grandad's Alma Mater for his college course. And grandad was in Hanover to check with the college admissions office on that important subject. "Town was hot, but beautiful as always," wrote Bucky, "How the passing years deepen the emotional attachment for the College." So, 1910 was there for the big blow. What a close call it was. For so many years we have depended upon Andy Scarlett as a "native" Hanoverian, to represent the Class on any and all auspicious occasions in the old town. We were just plain lucky to have Bucky have his errand. (In case you have not heard, Andy and Bertha are permanent residents in the Sunshine State, enjoying the many current rainy days or minutes.)
Bucky's purpose in writing was to enclose a number of newsclips on Ernest Stephens's death. We were pleased to note that other Tenners noted the obituary notices and thought of passing them along. We heard also from Hal Sprague, Art Lord, and TedHill with clippings. This teamwork helps a great deal. We look for more as our number dwindles.
Ernest Stephens made an enviable record in his chosen field of education. He maintained a deep interest in Class and College but because of school schedules he was unable to be with us for reunions. The passing of another Tenner, Dud Kohler, has come to our attention rather tardily. He passed away September 13, 1962. We lost one of our most loyal men in the death of GeorgeUnderwood. George was a regular at all class reunions.
News about some of our men, which concerns events of last spring, came too late for our June column and there was no class news in the July MAGAZINE. "NO one was hurt or injured - except the insurance company," was what Jack Bates said about the loss by fire of his $50,000 yacht. This happened off Nassau in the Bahamas while friends were using it on a fishing trip. The yacht, named The Jackabil III, was a 52-footer, purchased five years ago. The fire started in the engine room and the permanent crew decided to abandon it when the fire could not be put out. Jack was not along on the fishing trip. He was too busy drilling for oil. He is secretary-treasurer of Readng & Bates, Inc., whose main object in life is to "barrel the liquid" which makes the world go 'round. This bit of news came via Jack Ferguson '15 who lives in Tulsa where Jack does, and who, not incidentally, is News Letter Editor of 1915. Leo Sherman, retired faculty member at Grinnell College, represented Dartmouth at the inauguration of the new president, Glenn Leggett. Leo visits his old haunts in New York State and Vermont each summer but his timing is wrong for our informal reunions. He has made the regular reunions. Mai Bissell is a Dartmouth-Yale man who has "always cherished a warm feeling for the Green." He writes, "The transfer has given me a unique advantage when Dartmouth plays Yale; I can't lose. Ever since I received the copy of the 1910 55-year reunion booklet, I have intended to write to you to express my appreciation not only for the fine job you did on it, but also for the various other memorabilia you have sent out - all of which I have enjoyed. The story of the reunion and the pictures led me to look up the first volume of my Line-A-Day, covering the years from 1905 through 1909. It contains a daily record of the year I spent at Dartmouth, and, as you can imagine, it brought many old memories of the college of those longago days in a vanished world." On his reply card from the pre-reunion TENNER TOPICS, Mai wrote, "Only news of interest is that Carp, Horace Chadbourne, and I had a small-scale 1910 reunion here in Calistoga a couple of weeks ago. just before Chad and Cecilia left for Montana. They plan to come back in the fall to spend the winter."
Bert Kent has been the spark plug in organization of Dartmouth alumni in the Pioneer Valley in which Holyoke is located. His years of unselfish and devoted effort were topped last spring when the Pioneer Valley Dartmouth Club elected him honorary president - a well-deserved recognition. From Ken Phelps, another of those Tenners who have adopted Florida as their home state, comes a clipping from the University of Minnesota Alumni Magazine. It reads, "The 11th annual Richard M. Elliott lecture was delivered March 23 by a Harvard University psychologist, Prof. D. C. McClelland. The lecture series was established in 1956 upon the retirement of psychology Professor Richard M. Elliott who had been department chairman for many years."
The "Back to Hanover" book covering our 55-year reunion struck a responsive chord in Wellesley, Mass., where KingBrady looks over the mail. He wrote, "I want to thank you for sending me the magnificent brochure illustrating the people and events of the 55th reunion of the Class of 1910. It is a beautiful piece of work and much thought and work must have gone into it. At the time of the reunion my wife and I were out in California visiting our daughter who lives in Los Angeles." King, like many of us, is living alone. His wife passed away early in the winter. We are going to try to get King to join the Tenners at the informal reunion the night before the Harvard game late in October.
That bird-watcher, Whit Eastman writes, "At home until fall when we leave for Japan. Enjoyed seeing so many Tenners in Florida last winter." Tacks Mitchell wrote, "Main interests are gardening and helping Cleveland win the pennant." Like the Bums, Tacks, you'll have to start saying, "Wait until next year."
Herb and Daisy Wolff celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last April. Writes Herb, "I was still in the hospital but was getting out of left field." On a card from Ray and Sally Seymour is this message, "Our first trip through British Columbia, and it is all even more rugged than anything around Hanover. While waiting for a delayed plane to Vancouver, we chatted with a couple and he turned out to be a '24 man (Fred C. Shanaman of Tacoma), father of two Dartmouth sons in '57 and '58." Small world!
The Hartford Times carried the story of Bill Moe celebrating his 90th birthday anniversary. Quoting one paragraph, "Orphaned in boyhood, he first gained a family and a name at the age of seven when he was adopted by Giles Moe, a farmer in the upstate New York village of Groton. He mixed education with chores, finishing school at 17 - teaching and earning his way through four colleges and seminaries, finishing with high honors at Dartmouth in 1910. He looks back on his boyhood, parish years and two sons and a daughter who frequently visit him, and remarks, 'I hope I'll keep busy until I die.' " And his Tenner classmates though a little tardy say, "Happy birthday to Bill."
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